Membership Committee Annual Report 2023
submitted by Lisa Shiota
Current Roster
- Randye Jones, member, 2026
- Karen Olson, member, 2025
- Lina Sheahan, member, 2027
- Amanda Steadman, member, 2026
- Sam Boss, member, Reduced Registration Coordinator, 2025
- Terry Lewis, member, Roommate Clearinghouse Coordinator, 2025
- Kristie Nelsen, member, ex officio Public Libraries Committee, 2026
- Will Scharfenberger, member, ex officio IDEA Committee, 2025
- Jason Imbesi, member, ex officio Membership Management Officer, 2024
- Melissa Moll, member, ex officio Assistant Membership Management Officer, 2026
- Lisa Shiota, chair, 2025
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- 1. Analyze surveys administered to current and former MLA members in 2022
- Completed October 2023
- 2. Create report of analysis and based on the report, outline recommendations for action
- Board report submitted May 2023
- 3. Disseminate recommendations, provide support to implementers (members, committees, officers, board) as needed
- Emails sent to committee chairs, special officers, board February 2023; Presentation at MLA conference in St. Louis March 2023
List of Future Goals
- 1. Do an annual informal assessment of the temperature of the association
- 2.5 Encourage member retention
- 4.2 Conduct user studies on how members and external constituents find information
- 2. Initiate cross-committee collaborations
- 2.3 Sustain member contact throughout the year
- 3 Cultivate Inclusivity
- 3. Continue efforts to foster a more supportive environment for members in their first ten years
- 2.3 Sustain member contact throughout the year
- 2.4 Support members working in various disciplines
- 2.5 Encourage member retention